THIRD TIME LUCKY

UK Release date: 6 January 1949

First Melbourne Saturday Suburban:  9 December 1950

Genre: Crime 

Country: UK

Running time: 66 minutes 

Director: Gordon Parry

Cast: Glynis Johns, Dermot Walsh, Charles Goldner 

Australian Distributor: GBDFD

Melbourne Premiere Venue: Hoyts’ Plaza Theatre for three weeks from 15 September 1950 supporting The Girl From Jones Beach.

Suburban Release Type: Hoyts 10-W-2

Rankings

		Rank
EF Points	66	278
EF PPE	1.50	331
Metres Travelled	442,271	198
Average MT	10,052	205
Engagements	44	195
Slots	44	251
Weeks	0	338*
Weeks as % of engagements	0.00%	338*
Saturdays	22	106
Sats as % of engagements	50.00%	95
Tuesdays	22	85
Tues as % of engagements	50.00%	96
First billed	0	263*
Second billed	44	52
Feature only	0	34*

Hoyts ratios

Engagements weeks 1-10	44
Ratio	100.00%
Difference to chain ratio	7.64%
Eng weeks 11-26	0
Ratio	0.00%
Difference to chain ratio	-5.39%
Eng weeks 27-52	0
Ratio	0.00%
Difference to chain ratio	-2.24%
Hoyts eng	31
Ratio	70.45%
Difference to chain ratio	4.67%
Independent eng	5
Ratio	11.36%
Difference to chain ratio	-0.14%
Suburban eng	8
Ratio	18.18%
Difference to chain ratio	-4.54%

Notes: Minor British crime flick that pumped out 44 engagements in 8 weeks – all as support and the majority for She Wore a Yellow Ribbon. Even split between Saturdays and Tuesdays; poor metrics all round.

Third Time Lucky engagements

SUBURB	VENUE	CHAIN	DATE	W	D	B	CO-FEATURE
Albert Park	Park	Hoyts	9/12/1950	1	S	2	She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Brunswick	Padua	Hoyts	9/12/1950	1	S	2	She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Fitzroy	Regent	Hoyts	9/12/1950	1	S	2	She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Port Melbourne	Eclipse	Hoyts	9/12/1950	1	S	2	She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Richmond	Cinema	Hoyts	9/12/1950	1	S	2	She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Caulfield	Crystal Palace	Suburban	9/12/1950	1	T	2	She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Malvern	New	Hoyts	9/12/1950	1	T	2	She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
North Fitzroy	Merri	Hoyts	9/12/1950	1	T	2	She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
South Yarra	Regent	Hoyts	9/12/1950	1	T	2	She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Windsor	New	Hoyts	9/12/1950	1	T	2	She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Northcote	Northcote	Suburban	16/12/1950	2	S	2	She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Ascot Vale	Waratah	Hoyts	16/12/1950	2	S	2	She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Essendon	Plaza	Hoyts	16/12/1950	2	S	2	She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Glenhuntly	Glenhuntly	Hoyts	16/12/1950	2	S	2	She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Thornbury	Regent	Hoyts	16/12/1950	2	S	2	She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Ascot Vale	Ascot	Suburban	16/12/1950	2	T	2	She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Camberwell	Rivoli	Suburban	16/12/1950	2	T	2	She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Richmond	Globe	Suburban	16/12/1950	2	T	2	She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Brighton	Centre	Hoyts	16/12/1950	2	T	2	She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Coburg	Grand	Hoyts	16/12/1950	2	T	2	She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Elsternwick	Renown	Hoyts	16/12/1950	2	T	2	She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Essendon	Circle	Hoyts	16/12/1950	2	T	2	She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Balwyn	Time	Hoyts	23/12/1950	3	S	2	She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Bentleigh	Bentleigh	Hoyts	23/12/1950	3	S	2	She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Camberwell	Broadway	Hoyts	23/12/1950	3	S	2	She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Gardiner	Regent	Hoyts	23/12/1950	3	S	2	She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Hampton	Southern	Hoyts	23/12/1950	3	S	2	She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Kew	Rialto	Hoyts	23/12/1950	3	S	2	She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Carnegie	Carnegie	Hoyts	23/12/1950	3	T	2	She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Footscray	Barkly	Hoyts	23/12/1950	3	T	2	She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Glenferrie	Palace	Hoyts	23/12/1950	3	T	2	She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Preston	Circle	Hoyts	23/12/1950	3	T	2	She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
North Fitzroy	Palace	Suburban	30/12/1950	4	S	2	She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Brunswick	Lygon	Hoyts	30/12/1950	4	S	2	She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Canterbury	Maling	Hoyts	30/12/1950	4	T	2	She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Ivanhoe	Ivanhoe	Hoyts	30/12/1950	4	T	2	She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
North Melbourne	Loco	Independent	6/01/1951	5	S	2	She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Williamstown	Shore	Hoyts	6/01/1951	5	S	2	She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Yarraville	St. George	Suburban	6/01/1951	5	T	2	She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Oakleigh	Paramount	Independent	13/01/1951	6	T	2	She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Elwood	Broadway	Independent	20/01/1951	7	S	2	Father of the Bride
Box Hill	Rialto	Suburban	20/01/1951	7	S	2	Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
North Richmond	Victoria	Independent	27/01/1951	8	T	2	No Sad Songs For Me
West Preston	Rivoli	Independent	27/01/1951	8	T	2	She Wore a Yellow Ribbon